June 20, HoopsWorld: From Bob Cousy to Stephon Marbury, New York City has been a haven of NBA guards. Bronx native Sammy Mejia is the latest product of the Big Apple, and the DePaul standout guard is ready to take his game to the pros. At 6'6" Mejia is big for his position and he uses his size to cause match up problems and gain the advantage on defense. Mejia's ball handling skills allow him to get past defenders and drive to the hoop where he can pull up and knock down the jumper. He raised eye brows, and his draft stock, in Orlando and Mejia will be a second round option for a team in need of a solid guard to come off the bench.

“Little guys like me don’t have parties,” said Mejia, referring not to his 6-7 size but to his draft uncertainty. He could go in the second round. Failing that, he almost certainly will be invited to join an organization’s summer-league team.
“But even if I was going to be a lottery pick, I wouldn’t be having one. That’s not my style,” he said.
Far from it. While many of his high school and AAU teammates were constantly at games and practices, Mejia instead often was doing something quite different.
The son of a pastor, Mejia spent most of his free time at his Dominican father Jose’s Pentecostal church, not far from where the family lives. “Growing up, my parents were probably more strict than most,” said Mejia, who was on his way to a workout with the Pistons last week, one of several teams for whom he showcased his skills. “They didn’t want me missing church for anything. I went to three or four services a week, at least, and playing basketball was not a reason to miss one.”

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Sammy Mejia and his DePaul teammates rushed to the end line to hoot and holler with their fans. It isn't often that DePaul celebrates a victory over a storied program, but that's what happened at Allstate Arena on Saturday when DePaul upset fifth-ranked Kansas 64-57.BOX SCORE: DePaul 64, No. 5 Kansas 57
"Today was a good turning point for us," said Mejia, who scored a game-high 23 points and led a second-half comeback. "A game like today just shows that if we stick together, play hard and we concentrate on the things that are necessary, then we can compete against anybody in this country."